Leger, Edmonton | Neighbourhood Profile & Listings

 Leger At A Glance

• Number of homes: 865
• Population (2012): 2560
• Density: 2420 people/km² (fairly dense)

Homes in Leger

• Average Asking Price (2016): $500,000
• Asking Price Range (2016): $299,900 to $740,000
• Average Home Size (Approx): 1750 ft²
• Size Range (Approx): 1130 ft² to 2950 ft²

Leger Real Estate Listings

Leger Real Estate Market

• Absorption (2016): 47%
• Buyer Willingness (2016): 97%
• Desirability Score (2016): 93.9/100 (Pretty Desirable)
• Dilapidation Score (2010): Not available

Amenities

• Accessibility Score: 173 homes per point of access (Not bad).
• Parking (see below for details): Okay.
• Transit (see below for details): 19 bus stops, plus a bus terminal.
• Parks: 1 park within neighbourhood boundaries.

Leger Location & Description

Leger is a south side neighbourhood in Edmonton. Leger is not a large community, with about half of it being recreation area, but a fair number of houses have been shoehorned into the area. It is located south of Carter Crest and the utility coridoor that runs between, north of Terwillegar Towne and 23rd Avenue, west of Rabbit Hill Road and Magrath Heights and east of Terwillegar Drive and Haddow. Leger is all cul-de-sacs and feeder roads. There aren’t really any through roads in Leger because it is bounded by three decent main artery roads.

A chart of when homes were built in Leger, Edmonton

You can see from the above chart that all the homes in Leger were built after 1998 and that there was a little rush of home building from 1999 to 2001 with another big peak occurring starting in 2004, and ending in 2006. By the time 2010 was over, 99% of Leger was developed with only one home being built in 2016 on a vacant lot. There is one more lot that is divided up for what seems like condos, but it hasn’t been developed yet. So Leger is almost completely done and has been for about 10 years.

Assessed Values in Leger, Edmonton in 2016 – Source The City of Edmonton Open Data

To give you an idea of the range of ballpark prices that exist in Leger in 2016, the above chart shows that assessed values run the the $280k to $350k range and then the majority of homes are sitting in the $450k to $550k range. Bear in mind, these are assessed values and not actual selling prices. But it does give you an idea of the range of all the property prices, and not just what has sold recently. This can be helpful in seeing the relationship between the homes regarding price.

77.5% of Leger is detached single family homes, 20% of the neighbourhood is duplexes and there are just 2.5% row houses (townhouses). This is pretty apparent when you check out a satellite map of the area. Leger is very suburban.

91.2% of Leger was owner occupied according to the 2012 municipal census. This is likely a product of the cost of homes in the area and the age of the neighbourhood. This will likely change as homes get older, but for now, almost everyone in Leger is a homeowner.

In the above chart, you can see that the lot sizes in Leger are mostly between 400 m2 and 550 m2.

Residential zoning in Leger is split up the following ways. RF1 zoning is 39.1% of the neighbourhood, RSL zoning is 30.8% and RF4, RF5 are 11.8% and 11.2% respectively.

Condos in Leger

There are four condominium complexes in Leger

Renaissance Whitemud Oaks – Townhouses on Rabbit Hill Road
The Leger – A lowrise apartment located at 625 Leger Way
Westhill on Whitemud Oaks – Townhouses located at 1730 Leger Gate
Woods Of Whitemud Oaks – Townhouses that are situated at 303 Leger Way

Leger Schools

There are a number of schools in Carter Crest:

Pre-School:

~ None in this zone ~

Elementary:

Archbishop Joseph MacNeil – 750 Leger Way NW – Phone 780 471 4218

Junior High:

Archbishop Joseph MacNeil

High Schools:

Mother Margaret Mary School – 2010 Leger Rd NW – Phone 780 988 2279

Lillian Osborne School – 2019 Leger Road NW – Phone 780 391 2450

Parks & Recreation

Leger is home to one of the largest and newest recreation centres in Edmonton. The Terwilleger Recreation Centre is a very large facility with a salt water swimming pool, wave pool, steam room, fitness centre, gymnasiums, hockey rinks, indoor children’s playground as well as health services, concessions and shopping.

As for parks, Leger has a lot of parkland around the recreational centre called Terwillegar Heights District Park.

Access & Parking

Leger access is pretty decent for a newer neighbourhood, but not great specifically compared to grid-style neighbourhoods. There are 5 access points for Leger, one for every 173 homes. This may cause some back-up in traffic during peak hours.

All the homes in Leger – 100% – have a garage. This is good, but is offset by the lower frontage inherent in the neighbourhood. So far, looking at the map, parking is not so bad in Leger. This may change with the demographic, but currently, it looks like parking is adequate for these houses in Leger.

Safety

The nearest fire station is Station 24 located at 131 Haddow Close. It is a Fire rescue-EMS combination.

Transit

There are 19 bus stops in Leger – a bus stop for each 45 homes. There is also a bus terminal in the neighbourhood, though, which is excellent for bus service. The number of bus stops in the neighbourhood is planned around the schools and transit centre is adjacent Terwillegar Recreation Centre which is located in the neighbourhood.

* Source: Current City of Edmonton open data as well as the 2012 Municipal Census.

by +Alan F Macdonald REALTOR® | Copyright © – gimme-shelter.com

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